Oscar Presenters Land $100,000 Gift Baskets

The 22 presenters at Sunday night’s Oscars each received a $100,000 gift basket, stuffed with luxury items, free car hire and the chance to host a Wolfgang Puck party at home.

Celebrity chef Puck offered his services at the home of the presenters, where he plans to cook up a dinner for 10.

The presenters’ perks also included the free hire of a top-of-the-line Cadillac for two weeks, the chance to stay in the Vern Wang-designed suite at Hawaii’s exclusive Halekulani Hotel, a $7,000 Victoria’s Secret underwear set and a coupon for Lasik surgery.

In a charity twist to this year’s gift basket, the 60-plus companies who offered their treats and services each agreed to give donations to favorite causes every time a celebrity got in touch with them with regards to an Oscar night gift.

The only glitch: Guests who took home the gift-packed bags may have to pay $30,000 in taxes on their new acquisitions.

The IRS has declared that the bags given to Oscar attendees count as taxable income.

IRS commissioner Mark Everson quips, “We want to make sure the stars ‘walk the line’ when it comes to these goody bags.”